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Charles Sumner: “Whatever the judgment on the unity of origin, where, from the nature of the case, there can be no final human testimony…”

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Whatever the judgment on the unity of origin, where, from the nature of the case, there can be no final human testimony, it is a source of infinite consolation that we can anchor to that other unity found in a common organization, a common nature, and a common destiny, being at once physical, moral, and prophetic.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

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He finds comfort in the shared humanity and destiny of all people, regardless of their differences.

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